Why Diversity Recruitment Programs Fail
Women and people of color are largely underrepresented in the government. Here is one explanation for why.
Career
Kindness Works
Want to have a successful career? Be a great leader? Help your team and organization perform better? No matter what your current position or future goals, there’s one thing that will impact your career even more than competence or expertise – they way you treat others.
Life Lessons from Our Desk Plants
You will learn who you can trust to water your plants when you are away, and who trusts you to care of theirs. You may learn his/her thought processes just by listening to the narratives offered about the plants.
Introduce the ‘You’ in ‘You People’
Learn how to make your approach to citizen engagement more personal.
Positive Interviewing
How to shine in an interview
Do you have a Co-worker Who Seems to Be Easily Offended?
Learn your colleagues’ languages of appreciation.
What Is Your Return on Meetings?
How to calculate the benefits and costs of your meetings to receive the full advantages of your agency’s meetings.
Welcome to the NextGen Leadership Program!
Get the low down on the NextGen Leadership Program.
White House Details Plans Post-Federal Hiring Freeze
In an April 12 memo marking the end of the hiring freeze, the White House laid out a “comprehensive plan for reforming the federal government and reducing the civilian workforce.” Here’s what federal employees need to know.
Learning Matters More Than Results
Rewarding employees for learning and self-development is more effective than rewarding employees solely on the results they produce.